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“ Our vision is for the mobile phone to become
the hub of every person’s digital universe.”
Financial Highlight
(consolidated)
2004 3.09 trillion of KRW
Net sales
Operating Profits
2005 2.48 trillion of KRW
2005 20.91 trillion of KRW
2004 20.73 trillion of KRW
Our Telecommunication Network Business once again had an
impressive year in 2005 with sales of KRW 20.91 trillion and
operating profit of KRW 2.48 trillion. Telecommunication Network
supplies mobile phones and telecommunications infrastructure
systems worldwide. It is the world’s largest provider of CDMA
handsets and the world’s third largest mobile phone manufacturer.
The series of innovative products the company produces has
contributed to improving people’s everyday lives—everything from
the world’s first commercially available CDMA technology and the
world’s first dual-LCD folder phone to, most recently, the world’s
first 8-megapixel camera phone. In playing a major role in helping
shape the mobile multimedia world, the division has built significant
market share in mobile handset production, steadily rising to the
top tier of the industry.
Leading Mobile Multimedia In 2005 the global mobile market
grew 19%, fueled by replacement demand from people seeking
multimedia functionality—camera, camcorder, and VOD phones—
as well as demand for low-end mobile phones in fast-growing
emerging markets. With a strong position in multimedia functionality
and a broad product line-up, we posted record sales of 102.9 million
units, a 19% increase over the previous year, perfectly tracking
the overall growth rate of the worldwide market. Our Mobile
Communication Division is the world’s third largest manufacturer
of mobile phones, with a 12.6% market share in 2005. We trace
these phenomenal results to the introduction of new products with
cutting-edge technology, our innovative designs, and our continued
strategic focus on the high-end mobile consumers.
Last year, we set new standards in three major product
trends. In 3G, we’re leading the way with handsets that support
W-CDMA, a technology that transmits data 50 times faster than
traditional GSM networks. Our SGH-Z500 W-CDMA handset
offers a leading-edge megapixel camera with 2 Mbps broadband
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Yoo-Rim Lee
PR Specialist
Mobile Phones Sold
2004 86.5
million units
2005 102.9 million units